Veneer



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUST DICKMAN AND MICHEL HEINTZ, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

VENEER.

SPECIFI CATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 291,164, dated Januaryl, 1884.

/ Application filed March 10, 1883.

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that we, AUGUST DICKMAN and MICHEL HEINTZ, of Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Veneer; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in veneers such as are used in joinery and cabinet-making; and the invention consists in a new composition of glue and small particles of shavings,which can be either directly compounded upon the surface of the wood to be veneered, or it may form a new airticle of manufacture, the same as ordinary wood veneer, for which it then forms a substitute in all cases in which such veneers are used for covering the surfaces ofotherwoods. While this composition veneer is not in appearance an imitation of the natural woods, it forms, however, a very pleasing effect, as it can be made to closely resemble the finer grades of granite. It also takes a very beautifulpolish. To prepare this composition veneer our mode of procedure is as follows: Ordinary shavingssuch as form the refuse in woodworkingare cut up by suitable machinery, so as to make all particles of about uniform size, which may be that of the ordinary grades of commercial teas. Shavings which are of an undesirable color may be stained with any suitable color previously to cutting up, and the finished product will greatly gain in appearance if a variety of colors is introduced. Then on a smooth level bed a sheet of paper is spread as a foundation and covered with a coating of ordinary glue, over which a layer of the prepared wood shavings is evenly spread,either by means of alarge meshed sieye or in any other suitable way, andthen pressed down by aplaten. After removing the platen,

all particles of shavings which do not adhere to the foundation are removed and a new coat of glue applied on top of the latter, over which then another layer of the prepared wood-shavings is evenly spread and again pressed down (Specimens) with a platen, and afterward the loose particles are again removed precisely as in the first step. If necessary, more layers of the prepared woodshavings may be built up in this wise; but if the desired thickness is obtained (which is commonly done with twolayers) another sheet of paper of the same size as the foundation-sheet is coated with glue, and,with the coated side down, laid over the top; then with a warmed platen the whole mass is firmly compressed, so as to squeeze out all superfluous glue and thoroughly bind all the wood particles together. After the mass is dry one of its paper-covered sides is scraped and planed off, and the veneer is now ready for the market. The veneer thus obtained is extremely tough, and in use will be found more pliable than common wood veneers in the art of veneering, and it is applied exactly the same as all other wood veneers. By choosing wood particles of proper size and desired colors, a variety of pleasing effects and a close imitation of differp ent materials can be obtained.

It is clear that a veneered surface can beobtained directly by using the surface oft lle wood intended for veneering as the/foundation upon which the composition isbuilt up in the manner above described. By using this way great facility is ob t-ained for carrying out any intendedw-ork of inlaying simultaneously with the veneering by simply attaching the former in its proper place and forming the veneer, so to speak, around it. The result will be a far superior article of workmanship than when obtained in the manner now practiced.

What we claim as our invention is- 1. Aveneeringcomposition consistingof glue 85 and wood-shavings built up in alternate layers of the same, substantially as described.

2. In a new article of manufacture, a com position veneer built up in alternate layers of Wood-shavings and glue, substantially in the 0 manner described.

AUGUST DIOKMAN. MICHEL HEINTZ. Witnesses:

H. S. SPRAGUE, E. SoULLY. 

